Built in 1987, Shanghai's train station on the Northside is huge, complete with a [not great] fake market downstairs, a glasses market and cell phone market just outside, and several shops and restaurants in the area. You can get here via lines 1, 3, and 4, though a... Read more
Originally built in 1908, destroyed in World War II, and rebuilt in 2006, South Railway Station is a sprawling complex on the south side of Shanghai, accessible by metro lines 1 and 3. You're better off traveling here by metro, which will take 30 minutes from... Read more
Pudong Airport: This is the city’s major international airport (airport code PVG) and a lot of overseas flights depart from here. It's located 35km outside the city center so you should calculate that into your travel times -- it takes around an hour to get there by... Read more
Located at the west end of metro Line 10, Hongqiao Railway Station is Shanghai's biggest, brightest, and most modern train station. If you're taking the high-speed to Beijing, you're probably departing from here. Plan on at least 40 minutes from downtown by metro or... Read more
The Maglev train connects Longyang Lu metro station (Line 2) in the west of Shanghai with Pudong Airport. It's the first commercially operated high-speed magnetic levitation line in the world and is a good way to get to the airport without any risk of traffic jams,... Read more
This is where most domestic and Pan-Asian flights depart from (Airport Code SHA). Unless you live in Pudong, you should try to book local flights from Hongqiao Airport, not Pudong, since it's well-connected by the metro and just a short ride from downtown, or a... Read more
The nearest bus station to Shanghai's South Railway Station. As of 2017, It has daily buses going to nearly all neighboring cities, including Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, Yangzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Kunshan, Taicang, Jiaxing, Shaoxing, Taizhou and Nanjing, as well as... Read more
NEC Yacht & Luxury Car Rental offers just that, yachts and/or luxury cars available to book for events. They do corporate events, weddings, dinner cruises, cocktail cruises and private parties. Read more
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